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Topic: Kapil Dev

‘Spineless’— Pakistanis bash own cricket legends, praise Gavaskar, Kapil for Imran letter

Triya Gulati -
Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, and 12 other ex-cricket captains earn praise from Pakistanis for letter demanding humane treatment for Imran Khan. Their Pakistani counterparts called ‘shameless’.

From Vinoo Mankad to Kapil Dev, India had it all — what’s behind the dry spell of all-rounders now

Qaiser Mohammad Ali -
The problem was highlighted in ODI World Cup when Hardik Pandya limped off with ankle injury in match against Bangladesh. This also hurts India most when team plays Test matches overseas.

How BCCI weeded out dissent—Kapil to Shastri and Srikkanth

WV Raman -
The Lords of Wankhede explores the evolution of Indian cricket in the 28 years between the two World Cup successes.

Sulking over India’s loss & ‘forgotten Kapil Dev’

ThePrint Team -
The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Richard Hadlee, the speedster who could cast a ‘spell’ even on slow, spinning Indian wickets

Kush Singh -
Richard Hadlee shares his birthday with his partner-in-crime Ewen John Chatfield. Together, they formed one of the greatest fast-bowling partnerships of all time.

‘You’re playing Kapil, you better get it right’ — Ranveer Singh on biggest challenge in ’83’

ThePrint Team -
In a conversation with Shekhar Gupta at 'Off The Cuff', actor Ranveer Singh says his endeavour has always been to get into the skin of his characters.

In 83, Ranveer Singh captures Kapil Dev’s mannerisms well. But director Kabir Khan falls short

Raghav Bikhchandani -
On a scale of the farcical ‘Victory’, to the powerful ‘Iqbal’, ‘83’ ranks straight down the middle in India’s cricket film library.

How spin kings India became a pace cavalry: Data shows Gabba, Oval miracles a decade in making

Nikhil Rampal -
In 108 Tests between 2011 and 2021, India’s pacers have taken 922 wickets, outshining the country’s spinners, who have 877 wickets.

SubscriberWrites: Catches win more than matches in cricket — one helped free South Africa from apartheid

Vishwas Sinha -
Vishwas Sinha recalls how missed chances could have been a game-changer for Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev and Rohit Sharma.

Cricket Samrat, the magazine that religiously spread the gospel of cricket for 42 years

Shubhangi Misra -
The Hindi-language cricket magazine was the top-selling sports publication for years has been forced to shut in the wake of the Covid pandemic & lockdown.
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The influencer war that took rural creator Pujarini Pradhan global

Stela Dey -
As social media debated whether audiences were consuming Pujarini Pradhan as a symbol, The Juggernaut turned her into a story that could circulate globally, with or without her participation.

No amount of welfarism and futurist illusion can remove poverty of Indian people: BS Sanyal

Maach & mutton for Mission Bengal. What BJP-TMC are cooking in new poll battleground

Economy

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Alex Gabriel Simon Thattil -
Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

Defence

South Korea’s Cheongung-II missile system makes its mark in West Asia war. Here’s why

Keshav Padmanabhan -
UAE has been using this defence system, which is similar to America's Patriots, against Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

National Interest

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

Shekhar Gupta -
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.

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